Abstract:Introduction: Consultant-led ward round education in a busy paediatric setting is a complex process and is often ad hoc. We aimed to observe ward rounds to better understand the education opportunities available.Methods: Drawing on Argyris and Schön's (1974) theory of action, we used an ethnographic approach to observe 30 general medical ward rounds over a 3-month period, from September to December 2016. For this study we analysed the learning opportunities and the content that is explicitly taught in relation… Show more
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